planning for publishing lecture notes on the web deirdre hetherington educational technology unit
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Planning for Publishing Lecture Notes on the Web
Deirdre Hetherington
Educational Technology Unit
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Why publish lecture notes on the Web?
Accessible at all times
For revision purposes
Adding an extra element
Illustrate a process
To engage the student with the learning material
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What will motivate the students to go to your page?
Directly related to coursework
Related to the exam
Pre-class preparation
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Once there, what will keep them there?
Content Useful, relevant information
Presentation & layout Navigation
Consistency of style
And what will make them return regularly? Keep content up to date, include new items
Continue to develop the site further
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Question and feedback
Adopt a problem-based approach
Include an online experiment
Student contribution
How do I get the students to engage with the material as participants and not just observers?
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They check the contents Ensure that a list of contents appears early in the
page Use a table
They scan rather than read Give key information early Use everyday language
How do students behave online?
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Considerations for the student
On the plus side:
Access to lecture notes both at home and on campus at convenient times
Will not miss a lecture due to absence
Greater variety in the learning environment thus catering to a variety of learning styles
Increased computer literacy
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Considerations for the student
On the minus side:
May be using a slow modem therefore resources take time to download
Access may require the use of plug-ins
Access to audio and video files in open access centres
Will have to bear the cost of printing
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Looking at how others structure their lecture notes
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The Production Line
Plan State aims and objectives Structure, layout, navigation
Prepare Resources
Produce Using a conversion tool Composing in HTML Using an authoring tool
Publish Using Queen’s Online
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Using images in web pages
Gif, jpeg formats Provide alternative text in the <ALT> field Check the download time Reduce loading delays
Reduce file size of image byReducing the physical size (number of pixels)Reducing the number of coloursMaking 'thumbnails'
Example: Bodleian Library www.rsl.ox.ac.uk/imacat/in02.html
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Maintaining your pages
Review your overall design; there are some useful do’s and don'ts at http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/coursematerials/webdesign/DosNDonts.html which you may find useful.
Evaluate your work
Update the content
Check that links work. Proprietary software such as Site Mill & Front Page will check links.
Get access statistics to find out if your page is being used.
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Consider………
Use Spellchecker
Include a “Last updated” date on your page
Include contact details?
Copyright
Data protection Act
http://www.qub.ac.uk/tap/admin_cler/Presentation%20Data%20Protection%20Act%201998.htm
Check your page for browser compatibility
Check for accessibility
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Going live
via Queen’s Online at
http://www.qnet.qub.ac.uk
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Where next?
Follow-up workshops with the Educational Technology Unit
Training Unit courses
Media Services
See handout
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